GI & Endoscopy

Volunteers in Medicine of Cape May County in New Jersey will honor gastroenterologist Divo Messori, MD, as the 2012 Outstanding Volunteer Physician at an upcoming gala, according to a Cape May County Herald report.

Gastroenterologist Joseph Edward Stitcher, M.D., has died, according to a Lincoln Journal Star obituary.

Three new gastroenterologists have joined NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, according to a news release.

Brenda Bosma has been named executive director of Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates, based in Annapolis, Md., according to a CapitalGazette.com report.

Gastroenterologist Jermaine Clarke, DO, has joined Texas Health Physicians Group, according to a D Healthcare Daily report.

Gastroenterologist John Routenberg, MD, has retired from practicing medicine, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Rajeev Prabakaran, MD, has joined Southcoast Physicians Group in Massachusetts, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Somasundaram Bharath, MD, has been elected governor of the North Dakota chapter of the American College of Gastroenterology, according to an Indiawest.com report.

Gastroenterological ambulatory surgery centers are becoming rarer as the reimbursement rates for GI procedures continue to dip, and physicians and administrators look to more historically profitable specialties.

Mercy Hospital Hot Springs (Ark.) has announced it is now offering gastroenterology services, according to a news release.